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...“We expect a much larger number of reports than so far received,” said Jürgen Landgrebe from Germany’s federal environment agency UBA....
...Even still, the appeal of fishing for good credits is clear. Here’s Walsh: The primary factor supporting the credit opportunity narrative is the current allure of all-in credit yields....
...Some economists pointed to the fact that banks reported the least amount of extra tightening of credit standards for over two years along with the fall in mortgage lending rates to argue that the tightening...
...The market reaction came after the Federal Open Market Committee voted unanimously to leave rates unchanged at a 23-year high of 5.25 per cent to 5.5 per cent....
...Martin Arnold Will the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation fall further?...
...Despite ballooning Superbonus costs that have previously caused the government to overshoot its deficit targets, Rome stuck to its prediction for the fiscal deficit to fall to 4.3 per cent of GDP this year...
...Europe relies more heavily on bank lending than the US and many other countries, making growth and inflation in the 20-country single currency bloc particularly sensitive to changes in credit supply....
...Industry association Sifma argued in a public comment before the rule was adopted that the FTC did not have the power to regulate banks and credit unions....
...Inflation is falling faster than forecast in Europe while exceeding expectations in the US, prompting investors to predict the European Central Bank could cut interest rates earlier than the Federal Reserve...
...The US president sought to ease the pressure on would-be homeowners through tax credits outlined in this month’s State of the Union address, but that benefit is unlikely to have as big an impact as lowering...
...German inflation was 2.7 per cent in the year to February, the federal statistical agency said on Thursday, in line with economists’ forecasts in a Reuters poll and down from 3.1 per cent in January....
...ECB plans to rely on a combination of lending to commercial banks to keep overnight interest rates steady and the build-up of a permanent, or “structural”, bond portfolio that ensures its assets do not fall...
...“They pointed to increased usage of credit card revolving balances and buy now, pay later services, as well as increased delinquency rates for some types of consumer loans,” the minutes said....
...The 2.1 per cent monthly increase in output was the second month of solid growth for German industry after growth was revised up to 1.3 per cent in January, according to figures published by the federal...
...If inflation falls to 2.0 per cent and the federal funds rate remains at 5.25 per cent, the real rate would be 3.25 per cent....
...After four years plagued by acute memory loss since her diagnosis, Davis credits Leqembi — which last year became the first fully approved treatment in the US for Alzheimer’s, the most common type of dementia...
...If the Reagan‑Thatcher revolution was about crushing union power, the pendulum seems to be shifting in favour of labour. Unions are changing too....
...Under the new Basel rules, that weighting should fall to 250 per cent....
...The potential for demand to fall off and spreads to widen in the future means that investors “need to do [their] credit analysis properly”, he added, in order “not to be the last one in the queue to sell...
...We’re coming up to a series of important central bank meetings: the European Central Bank announces its latest decisions today, the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England next week....
...The organisers of the conference, held in the scenic Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, announced on Friday that China’s second-ranked official premier Li Qiang would preside over the event this year...
...In contrast, the strength of the US economy and high levels of government spending relative to taxes could persuade the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates high for some time, say investors, which could...
...President Joe Biden’s landmark climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act, included tax credits to help make its expensive development more viable. New gas plants will face these rules starting 2032....
...Unhedged: With the economy strong and rates set to fall, corporate credit — especially high-yield bonds, but also investment-grade and leveraged loans — feels like the trade du jour....
...Biden has promised homebuyers a tax credit worth up to $400 a month for the next two years — though such a measure would require congressional approval....
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